1987 Chevrolet P30 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1987 Chevrolet P30, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Electrical266.7%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNSA 1987 CHEVROLET P30. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THEINSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACTSTATED THAT HEAT EMITTED FROM THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THEWIRING HARNESS BOX WAS EXTREMELYHOT AND THE COVERINGS WERE MELTED. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 88V097000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
BATTERY CABLE SHORTED OUT ON GAS LINES.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 CHEVROLET P30. THE VEHICLE HAS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A RV SERVICE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT AND THE REFRIGERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DOMETIC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE IN MARCH OF 2006 AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2005. DOMETIC WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE RECALL. DOMETIC WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN 2 TO 3 MORE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, WHICH ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE SECONDARY BURNER HOUSING UNIT INSTALLED. DOMETIC WAS EMAILED AGAIN IN MARCH OF 2008 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER, AND TO HAVE THE SERVICE CENTER CALL THE RECALL DEPARTMENT. THE RECALL DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER SUPPLYING A REFRIGERATOR OR THE REPAIR PARTS. THEY WERE ONLY SUPPLYING SECONDARY BURNER HOUSING UNITS. THE PART AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. UPDATED 07/16/08.*LJ
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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